Last 47 quarters of trend data · Financial Services · Insurance - Property & Casualty
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 10.27 | 5.26 | — | 11.02 | 8.06 | 10.05 | 38.69 | 11.14 | 5.92 | 21.16 | 5.04 | 6.28 | 60.15 | 6.90 | 8.57 | 6.72 | 30.08 | — | — | 4.94 | 19.80 |
| — | -47.6% | — | -1.0% | +36.2% | -52.5% | +667.3% | +77.2% | -90.2% | +206.4% | -41.2% | -6.4% | +99.9% | — | — | +35.9% | +51.9% | — | — | +13.5% | +152.4% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.30 | 1.06 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 1.80 | 1.45 | 1.13 | 1.39 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.44 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 2.32 | 1.91 | 1.12 | 1.51 |
| — | -26.8% | -16.1% | +3.7% | +22.2% | +3.8% | +62.8% | +40.5% | -21.2% | +23.6% | -7.1% | -5.6% | +24.2% | -51.6% | -37.8% | -2.6% | -23.0% | +96.9% | +41.9% | +2.6% | +27.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.42 | 1.35 | 1.28 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.35 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.15 | 1.33 | 1.38 | 1.12 | 1.15 |
| — | -18.9% | -14.8% | +4.2% | +13.2% | +13.4% | +10.2% | +5.1% | -14.6% | -0.5% | +1.8% | -6.4% | +18.2% | -5.0% | -12.7% | +16.3% | -0.8% | +15.2% | +17.5% | +2.0% | +4.2% | |
| P/FCF | 8.43 | 14.26 | — | 10.61 | 5.22 | 14.01 | 17.89 | 13.28 | 6.08 | 9.88 | 8.96 | 6.56 | 5.58 | 6.80 | 17.42 | 5.69 | 4.28 | 9.84 | 13.86 | 7.22 | 5.25 |
| — | +1.8% | — | -20.1% | -14.3% | +41.8% | +99.6% | +102.5% | +9.0% | +45.4% | -48.6% | +15.3% | +30.4% | -30.9% | +25.7% | -21.3% | -18.5% | +12.8% | +1.1% | -9.6% | +17.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.10 | 3.66 | — | 8.29 | 5.87 | 6.98 | 28.97 | 7.72 | 4.02 | 12.67 | 3.54 | 4.64 | 39.93 | 4.50 | 5.62 | 4.71 | 19.92 | — | — | 3.72 | 14.33 |
| — | -47.5% | — | +7.5% | +45.9% | -44.9% | +719.3% | +66.4% | -89.9% | +181.9% | -37.1% | -1.6% | +100.4% | — | — | +26.7% | +39.1% | — | — | +15.1% | +207.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 8.00 | 3.64 | — | 8.22 | 5.83 | 6.96 | 28.25 | 7.65 | 4.00 | 12.42 | 3.53 | 4.64 | 40.99 | 4.48 | 5.58 | 4.69 | 19.49 | — | — | 3.70 | 13.97 |
| — | -47.7% | — | +7.3% | +45.8% | -43.9% | +699.8% | +65.0% | -90.2% | +177.0% | -36.8% | -1.0% | +110.4% | — | — | +26.6% | +39.5% | — | — | +15.1% | +199.4% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 69.4% | 59.1% | 67.1% | 69.6% | 55.0% | 55.5% | 45.2% | 67.7% | 57.8% | 50.3% | 59.6% | 52.0% | 41.1% | 56.9% | 54.2% | 54.7% | 45.5% | 14.8% | 40.6% | 59.8% | 46.5% |
| — | +6.6% | +48.5% | +2.8% | -4.9% | +10.3% | -24.2% | +30.1% | +40.6% | -11.6% | +10.0% | -5.0% | -9.8% | +284.3% | +33.6% | -8.4% | -2.2% | -76.0% | -27.2% | +2.0% | -9.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 16.5% | 29.2% | -7.7% | 17.4% | 22.3% | 19.6% | 4.7% | 18.8% | 26.8% | 9.9% | 29.7% | 22.1% | 2.0% | 22.0% | 18.6% | 22.1% | 4.2% | -59.1% | -2.5% | 30.2% | 8.9% |
| — | +49.5% | -262.3% | -7.6% | -16.8% | +98.2% | -84.0% | -14.7% | +1256.1% | -55.1% | +59.7% | -0.3% | -52.8% | +137.2% | +830.5% | -26.7% | -53.1% | -301.6% | -110.2% | -2.8% | -56.6% | |
| Net Margin | 12.7% | 22.5% | -6.0% | 13.7% | 17.1% | 14.9% | 3.7% | 14.3% | 20.1% | 7.2% | 22.7% | 16.9% | 1.2% | 16.9% | 13.5% | 16.9% | 1.9% | -48.3% | -2.0% | 23.1% | 6.9% |
| — | +51.0% | -263.4% | -4.4% | -14.8% | +106.5% | -83.9% | -15.2% | +1512.3% | -57.2% | +67.7% | -0.5% | -33.4% | +134.9% | +787.8% | -26.6% | -72.7% | -312.0% | -110.0% | -11.2% | -56.8% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 11.5% | 6.2% | -1.1% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 5.3% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 0.5% | -6.6% | -0.3% | 5.9% | 1.3% |
| — | +68.2% | -262.7% | -2.1% | -22.4% | +125.7% | -89.3% | -38.9% | +1721.5% | -65.9% | +84.6% | -1.2% | -36.1% | +173.0% | +1104.1% | -12.3% | -65.4% | -214.8% | -108.0% | -12.1% | -65.3% | |
| ROA | 3.6% | 1.7% | -0.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.2% | -2.3% | -0.1% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| — | +24.7% | -221.8% | -16.2% | -21.7% | +128.3% | -89.1% | -36.5% | +1766.8% | -65.6% | +88.7% | +1.3% | -34.2% | +172.9% | +1041.6% | -20.8% | -68.8% | -207.4% | -107.9% | -10.4% | -64.0% | |
| ROIC | 10.7% | 5.8% | -1.1% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 0.8% | -6.3% | -0.3% | 5.7% | 1.3% |
| — | +58.6% | -262.5% | -2.3% | -23.8% | +116.3% | -89.6% | -41.8% | +1293.9% | -67.2% | +67.7% | -1.5% | -52.1% | +181.6% | +1204.9% | -8.9% | -38.9% | -209.4% | -107.7% | -14.3% | -70.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.30 |
| — | -5.9% | -5.0% | -30.3% | -6.6% | -8.8% | +4.7% | +1.0% | -5.0% | +3.3% | -13.4% | -15.7% | -19.1% | -23.6% | -10.1% | +4.8% | +7.3% | +16.1% | +14.3% | +4.5% | +3.9% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.40 | 2.80 | — | 5.54 | 4.19 | 4.78 | 21.45 | 7.33 | 3.48 | 10.72 | 2.78 | 4.73 | 32.76 | 4.00 | 5.44 | 5.51 | 23.39 | — | — | 4.66 | 15.06 |
| — | -41.5% | — | -24.5% | +20.5% | -55.4% | +671.1% | +55.2% | -89.4% | +167.7% | -48.9% | -14.3% | +40.1% | — | — | +18.4% | +55.3% | — | — | +8.3% | +170.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.84 | 1.50 | 0.84 | 0.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Quick Ratio | 0.84 | 1.50 | 0.84 | 0.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Interest Coverage | 14.27 | 29.98 | -5.37 | 15.68 | 20.31 | 17.25 | 4.03 | 14.70 | 23.61 | 7.96 | 30.46 | 23.95 | 2.52 | 20.23 | 14.58 | 19.41 | 3.81 | -21.41 | -0.35 | 24.66 | 6.25 |
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Markel Corporation's current P/E is 10.3x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 8.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Markel Corporation's current operating margin is 16.5%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Markel Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.